The Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy requires a minimum of 120 credits, with at least 30 of those credits in philosophy. Fifteen of these credits must be selected from upper-level philosophy courses.

Students whose main interests in philosophy are ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law or public policy (and who may wish to pursue graduate work in law, political science, economics and related areas) will probably want to choose the ethics and public policy concentration.

Degree requirements for Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts with an ethics and public policy concentration

Learning outcomes

Upon completing this program, students will know and know how to do the following:

Obtain knowledge of and facility with philosophy

Develop a good knowledge of the current state of academic discussion of some of the central philosophical topics

Develop some knowledge of the history of philosophy, including both major themes and movements and some specific figures and systems

Develop the ability to think critically and systematically about philosophical problems, both abstract and practical, and to write clearly and cogently about them